Question : PETROLEUM INSTITUTE IN ASSAM

(a) whether the Oil India Ltd. had conducted a meeting with the representatives of All Assam Students Union (AASU) in the last part of 2006.

(b) if so, the purpose of the meeting alongwith outcome thereof:

(c) whether there is any proposal to set up a Petroleum Institute in Assam by Oil India Limited in the near future; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DINSHA PATEL)

(a)& (b) Yes, Sir. The issues related to Assam Gas Cracker Project and Seismic Survey of Brahmaputra river bed were discussed in this meeting.

(c) & (d) There is no firm proposal to set up a Petroleum Institute in Assam.